Appraisal of the Karnali Employment Programme As a Regional Social Protection Scheme
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View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Aston Publications Explorer Appraisal of the Karnali Employment Programme as a regional social protection scheme Kirit Vaidya in collaboration with Punya Prasad Regmi & Bhesh Ghimire for Ministry of Local Development, Government of Nepal & ILO Office in Nepal November 2010 Copyright © International Labour Organization 2010 First published 2010 Publications of the International Labour Offi ce enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authoriza- tion, on condition that the source is indicated. For rights of reproduction or translation, application should be made to ILO Publications (Rights and Permissions), International Labour Offi ce, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland, or by email: [email protected]. The International Labour Offi ce welcomes such applications. 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Catalogues or lists of new publications are available free of charge from the above address, or by email: [email protected] Visit our web site: www.ilo.org/publns Printed in Nepal Table of contents List of Tables ...................................................................................................................................iii List of abbreviations ........................................................................................................................iv Preface .............................................................................................................................................. v Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................vi Executive summary ........................................................................................................................vii 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 The context and study objectives ................................................................................1 1.2 Introduction to the Karnali Zone, KEP and study aims ............................................ 3 1.3 Organisation of the rest of the report ......................................................................... 7 2 Lessons from international experience and study framework ............................................ 8 2.1 Brief review of international experience ....................................................................8 2.2 Study framework ........................................................................................................14 2.3 Study plan and selection of study districts and locations ........................................ 20 3 Implementation of KEP: Institutional and management aspects ......................................23 3.1 Issues investigated and approach .............................................................................. 23 3.2 Jumla: Institutional and management aspects ..........................................................23 3.2.1 KEP management and communication in Jumla ............................................23 3.2.2 KEP funds and their allocation in Jumla .........................................................25 3.2.3 Technical support for KEP projects in Jumla ..................................................29 3.3 Humla: Institutional and management aspects ........................................................ 29 3.3.1 KEP management and communication in Humla ..........................................29 3.3.2 KEP funds and their allocation in Humla .......................................................31 3.3.3 Technical support for KEP projects in Humla ................................................34 3.4 Comparison of districts and summary of main fi ndings ..........................................34 4 Characteristics of benefi ciaries and assessment of impact of KEP on them .....................36 4.1 Characteristics of survey households ........................................................................36 4.2 Access to KEP and participation ............................................................................... 38 4.3 Implementation and asset creation issues .................................................................48 i 5 Technical appraisal of projects ............................................................................................49 5.1 Introduction to the technical appraisal .....................................................................49 5.2 Jumla district: Technical appraisal of KEP projects ................................................. 50 5.2.1 Projects appraised in Jumla ..............................................................................50 5.2.2 Rehabilitation of the canal intake for a micro-hydro .................................... 50 power scheme in Patmara 5.2.3 Rural road construction in Kartikswami .........................................................52 5.3 Humla district: Technical appraisal of KEP projects ................................................55 5.3.1 Projects in Humla .............................................................................................55 5.3.2 KEP fund contributions to projects in Dandafaya VDC ................................ 55 5.3.3 KEP projects in Simikot VDC ..........................................................................58 5.4 Technical aspects: Summary and fi ndings ................................................................60 6 Overview, conclusions and recommendations ...................................................................65 6.1 Overview and conclusions .........................................................................................65 6.2 Recommendations ......................................................................................................68 ii List of Tables Table 1.1 : Approximate Kep Allocations, 2006-7 To 2009-10 And 5 Estimates Of Number Of Days Of Employment Table 2.1 : Studying The Features Of Kep As A Public Works Based 17 Social Protection Scheme Table 2.2 : Karnali Districts: Population And Location Features 19 Table 2.3 : Kep Study Vdcs And Wards 20 Table 2.4 : Kep Study Timetable And Activities 22 Table 3.1 : Kep Funds Received By Jumla Ddc, 2006-7 To 2008-9 25 Table 3.2 : Kep Funds Allocation By Vdc In Jumla 28 Table 3.3 : Kep Funds Received By Humla Ddc, 2006-7 To 2008-9 31 Table 3.4 : Kep Funds Allocation By Vdc In Jumla 33 Table 4.1 : Size Of Sample Households 36 Table 4.2 : Caste And Ethnic Breakdown Of Sample By District 37 Table 4.3 : Size Distribution Of Farms Of Sample Households 37 Table 4.4 : Number Of Months In The Year With Insuffi cient Food 38 Table 4.5 : Had You Heard Of The Karnali Employment Programme? 38 Table 4.6 : From Which Source Did You Hear About The Programme? 39 Table 4.7 : Perceptions Of The Main Objective Of Kep 39 Table 4.8 : Participation In Kep 40 Table 4.9 : Women’s Participaiton In Kep 40 Table 4.10 : Age Composition Of Kep Participants 41 Table 4.11 : Number Of Kep Participants Per Household 41 Table 4.12 : Methods Of Participation In Kep And Payment Arrangements 42 Table 4.13 : Whether Pay Received On Time And According To Agreement 42 Table 4.14 : Number Of Days Of Work Per Person On Kep In The Last Year 43 Table 4.15 : Estimated Pay Per Day Of Work On Kep In The Last Year 44 Table 4.16 : Household’s Use Of Income From Kep 45 Table 4.17 : Most Preferred Pay Per Day And Number Of Days Option 45 Table 4.18 : Least Preferred Pay Per Day And Number Of Days Option 46 Table 4.19 : Most Preferred And Least Preferred Daily Pay And 46 Number Of Days Options Cross-Tab Table 4.20 : Economic Activities Of Sample Household Members In 47 The Past Seven Days Table 4.21 : Main Implementation Problems Of Kep Perceived By Respondents 48 Table 4.22 : Types Of Project 48 Table 5.1 : Summary Of Rapid Technical Appraisal By Project 61 Table 6.1 : Kep Study: Summary Of Findings And Recommendations 69 iii List of abbreviations ADB - Asian Development Bank CCT - Conditional Cash Transfer CMC - Coordination and Monitoring Committee (Humla District) DDC - District Development Committee DFID - Department for International Development (UK) DTO - District Technical Offi cer EEC - Execution and Evaluation Committee